GAY FRIENDLY?

So, Rosie's out of the closet and the U.S. may soon have its
first gay television network, courtesy of Viacom. Big deal. But as
progressive as Americans think they are, they are still more than
twice as likely as the rest of the world to maintain the belief
that â€œit is wrong to engage in homosexual sex.â€?
According to â€œLove & Lust,â€? a survey of over 1,000
people in Europe and North America, 42 percent of Americans say
that homosexuality is wrong, compared with just 21 percent of those
in the United Kingdom, 16 percent in Italy, 13 percent in France
and 9 percent in Holland. The survey, conducted in January by
advertising agency Euro RSCG, finds that Mexicans are most similar
to Americans when it comes to their attitudes toward gays and
lesbians, with 41 percent contending that homosexual sex is wrong.
But not all Spanish speakers feel the same. In fact, of eight
nationalities surveyed, Spaniards are the most accepting of
homosexual relations; only 5 percent of respondents in Spain report
having a problem accepting gay and lesbian sex.

CURIOUS

The Spanish are the least likely to show interest in having sex
with someone of the same gender, but nearly 1 in 3 Italians say
they would like to have a homosexual experience.